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December 1, 2010
Sacramento Shareholder William Muñoz was asked by the Air Transport Association, an organization whose members consist of the 9 largest commercial air carriers in the United States, to write an amicus brief on behalf of Petitioner US Airways in the matter of Seabright Insurance Company v. US Airways, Case Number S182508, pending before the California Supreme Court. - (PDF)
November 30, 2010
Shareholder Gregory Bastian and Senior Associate Robert W. Lucas successfully represented Defendants in an appeal before the Court of Appeal of the State of California Third Appellate District - (PDF)
October 27, 2010
A jury in Sanders County, Montana found in favor of defendant World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, following a two and half week trial. Shareholder William Kronenberg conducted the defense of World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools, Inc. of Utah in the action brought by the mother of decedent Karlye Newman. - Article
September 15, 2010
August 26, 2010
Attorney’s Motion for Nonsuit Granted and Successful Verdict on Cross-Complaint for Fees After opening statements in a jury trial case venued in Marin County, Timothy J. Halloran and Jason E. Fellner, who represented the defendants/cross-complainant, filed a motion for nonsuit against all of the causes of action asserted by Plaintiff, including legal malpractice and negligent infliction of emotional distress. - Article
July 16, 2010>
Defense Verdict In Death Case - On July 16, 2010 an Alameda County jury ruled in favor of defendant Doc Bailey Construction Equipment Inc., following a two week trial. - Article
June 2, 2010
Court of Appeal Affirms Ruling - Shareholder Mark Perelman and Associate Matthew Cebrian recently prevailed on appeal before the California First District Court of Appeal in an employment and fraud action entitled Smallwood v. Fremont Surgery Center. - Article
April 26, 2010
Persuasiveness Prevails - Arthur Pearson and Karen Neville successfully persuaded the IRS to abate a $480,000 late payment penalty assessed against a fashion designer, manufacturer and retailer of women's clothing. - Article
April 21, 2010
Foreign Bank Account Reporting (PDF)
February 04, 2010
Distributor of Mobility Scooter Prevails Against City at Trial - On February 4, 2010 a Los Angeles County jury found in favor of Major’s Wholesale Medical Supply on a $2.7 million dollar products liability claim brought by the City of Norwalk. - Article
February 1, 2010
The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate - What Every Taxpayer Needs to Know (PDF)
2010
Insurance Broker Exonerated of Wrongdoing - In an action for professional negligence, the Honorable Ronald S. Praeger of the San Diego Superior Court entered judgment in favor of wholesale insurance broker, The Insurance Place, and agent Ricardo Martinez, who were defended by shareholder William Kronenberg. - Article
Older Articles
November 13, 2009
Calif.'s Prop 65: Is It Worth The Fight? (PDF)
June 30, 2009
Burned Man Cannot Sue Burning Man Festival One who walks into a bonfire assumes the risk of getting burned. Anthony Beninati attended the 2005 Burning Man festival, walked into the Burning Man bonfire, tripped and fell, and incurred burn injuries. He sued the event promoter for negligence. The San Francisco County Superior Court granted summary judgment for the event promoter, finding that Mr. Beninati assumed the risk of injury, because walking into the enormous Burning Man bonfire was an obvious, inherent, and avoidable hazard. - Article
June 15, 2009
Lawyers Representing Law Firms | A Special Report - Lawyers are hungry—too hungry, perhaps. The scramble to find new business can land the unwary fighting malpractice claims.- Article
April 30, 2009
A Neighbor’s Warning about a Dog Attack is Constitutionally-Protected Free Speech - Residents of a homeowners’ association can publish warnings about another resident’s dogs. In October 2006, a resident of a homeowners’ association observed two dogs attack a pet goat. The witness told association residents that he thought the dogs belonged to another resident, Joel Thomas Toler. The residents discussed the dog attack at an association meeting. The association published the meeting minutes in a newsletter and warned residents to use caution in the area. - Article
April 9, 2008
And the Defense Wins William Muñoz, a partner in Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney’s Sacramento office recently prevailed on appeal before the California Third District Court of Appeal wherein the court affirmed the trial court's order granting Mr. Muñoz’s client a nonsuit in a legal malpractice action entitled Kubat v. Henderson. - Article
October 11, 2008
Changing Policies, Saving Lives ALRP Panel Attorney (and last year’s Clint Hockenberry Award recipient) Tim Halloran represented an ALRP client, Damien Grey, who sought a lung transplant in order to treat his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. - Article
September 2, 2008
Coming home: Dealing with USERRA's Negative Implications (PDF)
June 20, 2005
Promising Illusory Benefits Is A Risky Recruiting Strategy (PDF)
December 16, 2004
Harrassment Prevention Training Basics
2003
Anti-Solicitation Agreements Under Fire
April 2002
Essential Components of an Employee Manual (PDF)
January 1999
Tax Advisor Privilege of Confidential CommunicationBy Arthur V. Pearson and John E. McFadden
Defending Accountants in Elder Care/Elder Abuse Litigation Subject: Tax Law By Arthur V. Pearson
Abusive Tax Shelters By Arthur V. Pearson and Kristen McCulloch